Housing Hub Articles

This is the sixth of a six-part series discussing housing assistance eligibility requirements. This article focuses on occupancy standards requirements. Links to the entire series can be found in the article.

This is the fourth of a six-part series discussing housing assistance eligibility requirements. This article focuses on legal presence requirements. Links to the entire series can be found in the article.

Payment in Lieu of Taxes, is an investment incentive negotiated between a taxing authority (typically a municipality) and a developer. This replaces a traditional property tax assessment with a limited and/or deferred payment, in place, or in “lieu”, of the summer and winter property taxes.

Development of affordable housing is expensive when compared to market-rate housing development. The reason for this steep cost difference include compliance, competitive funding, supportive services and construction requirements.